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synoekete

/ sɪˈniːkiːt; sɪˈniːsiːt /

noun

  1. an insect that lives in the nests of social insects, esp ants, without receiving any attentions from the inmates Compare symphile


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Word History and Origins

Origin of synoekete1

C20: from Greek sunoiketēs house-fellow, from sunoikia community

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